Just one home in Sligo Town was available to rent for people on the HAP scheme last month.

That's one of the findings from the latest 'Locked Out of the Market' report from the Simon Communities.

Just 14 homes were available in the entire country with none in County Leitrim.


The charity says they've seen no real positives since the Government brought in new rental regulations in that time.


Ber Grogan from Simon says it's incredibly tough out there for families:

Just one home in Sligo Town was available to rent for people on the HAP scheme last month.
That's one of the findings from the latest 'Locked Out of the Market' report from the Simon Communities.
Just 14 homes were available in the entire country with none in County Leitrim.
 The charity says they've seen no real positives since the Government brought in new rental regulations in that time.
 Ber Grogan from Simon says it's incredibly tough out there for families:

Broadcasting to Sligo, North Leitrim and South Donegal.
North West Business Park, Collooney, Ireland
102.5-105FM

Text/WhatsApp us on 00353 83 3500 530 
Telephone 00353 818 365 500 / 00353 71 91 18100 (9am to 6pm Mon to Fri)

Ocean FM is a multi award winning local radio station that broadcasts to the Northwest of Ireland. The station covers the area of South County Donegal, North County Leitrim and County Sligo.

The current CEO of the station is Niall Delaney and the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) lists their target audience as 'being all age, socio-economic and ethnic groups across the community'. The station currently employs 22 full-time and 30 part-time staff.

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Broadcasting to Sligo, North Leitrim and South Donegal.
North West Business Park, Collooney, Ireland
102.5-105FM

Text/WhatsApp us on 00353 83 3500 530 
Telephone 00353 818 365 500 / 00353 71 91 18100 (9am to 6pm Mon to Fri)

Ocean FM is a multi award winning local radio station that broadcasts to the Northwest of Ireland. The station covers the area of South County Donegal, North County Leitrim and County Sligo.

The current CEO of the station is Niall Delaney and the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) lists their target audience as 'being all age, socio-economic and ethnic groups across the community'. The station currently employs 22 full-time and 30 part-time staff.